Calleva Farm & Forest Cubs

03/10/2024

We have spaces for our TUESDAY morning SPRING Farm & Forest Cubs!

Join us (and Shadi the goat!) for some outdoor adventures and friendship. We cat wait to meet you!

Running March 19 – May 23.
Details and sign up here:
https://calleva.org/farm/farm-and-forest-cubs/.

THANK YOU!

09/10/2023

We still have spaces for our FALL MONDAY and TUESDAY morning session! Sign up here...

Calleva’s newest spring and fall program for our youngest nature explorers combines ‘fun on the farm’ with the ‘Forest School’ philosophy.

11/23/2021

We need just a few more friends to sign up so we can run our Wednesday and Thursday morning winter Farm & Forest sessions!

11/23/2021

And if that wasn't enough... two recent studies have shown that spending time in nature improves kids LONG TERM MENTAL HEALTH and that they become HAPPIER ADULTS!

https://www.greenchildmagazine.com/kids-who-spend-more-time-in-nature-become-happier-adults/?fbclid=IwAR3ygv3yQP4uXiD0teI4tABIWhg6f1nll8uPd_ZZhDC8as483EojFKhkkwE

https://www.travelandleisure.com/syndication/new-study-shows-spending-time-in-nature-improves-kids-long-term-mental-health?fbclid=IwAR30AhWz-xdrN-W6Q1XrlcRWUU9e2iLCTtrnZyrd_T3BbzGNRbkYogpebuU

Scientific research confirms that playing outside is good for children and their development, but how do families find the time?

11/23/2021

Here at Calleva, we are Thankful for so many things - one of the top ones being the benefits we gain from spending time in nature. This post from ‘Get The Kids Outside’ reminds us of a few specifically for our kids….

09/07/2021

We still have spaces for our MONDAY morning session! Sign up here...

Calleva’s newest spring and fall program for our youngest nature explorers combines ‘fun on the farm’ with the ‘Forest School’ philosophy.

08/03/2021

AMAZING NEWS! Registration for our FALL 2021 season is now open :)
https://calleva.org/farm-forest/

02/02/2021

Our first winter session in the snow was a HUGE success! Thank you to all families for making sure children were fully prepared for winter weather and able to enjoy playing in the snow :)

07/23/2020

One of our younger 'cubs' spent some time at our forest area this morning cooking up a delicious lunch for Grant in the mud kitchen! ....... We have just opened up registration for the FALL starting the week of September 14th. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. Follow the link to sign up - https://calleva.org/farm-forest/

06/16/2020

It has been too long since our wonderful cubs area in the forest was filled with the sound of little ones laughing and playing! We hope to get Fall sessions (a lot more than before!) ready for registration soon!
This great article shared by the Natural
Start Alliance, talks about how getting children out into nature helps build "natural intelligence," reduce conflict and even increase academic performance.

Walking through my local neighborhoods brings me such joy these days.

03/05/2020

Parents of children registered for Spring Monday and Tuesday sessions, we really apologize... but we need to delay our first sessions until Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th. If you have already paid for 10 sessions, we will refund you or you can add one an extra Tuesday or Friday session, depending on availability. Please let Lucy know. Our first Friday session will start on March 20th as planned. Thank you for your patience.

02/14/2020

YES THEY ARE!!!! (our answer to the question posed on this video made by REI) ..and it was so exciting to learn that there are now more than 500 nature/outdoor/forest pre schools across the United States! We absolutely loved this mini documentary by Erin Sullivan and hope you enjoy watching it too!

Host Erin Sullivan explores a growing trend in education where students are surrounded by trees instead of walls. Forest Preschools (aka Outdoor Preschools o...